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. >> reporter: jeff gay marriage relative la introduced two bills to give tax incentives to manufacturers to stay in california. it would be $94 million over the next couple of years. >> primarily in the commercial nonmilitary operation. >> reporter: there was a hearing today about the law requiring the faa to select six areas in the country where they can be tested. >> the whole idea behind the legislation is to figure outweighs to safely integrate into the air space. >> reporter: two places in california are fighting to be the home base. it could mean many jobs. >> i think over the next few years you'll see more use of unmanned air craft in all different kinds of aspects of life. >> reporter: the faa will select the areas of the country that can test the drones. one purpose of the hearing was to get government leaders more involved in fighting for this contract. >>> california high speed rail authority have given up on building their own tracks. they voted to use the bullet tracks. they voted on spending money to improve the tracks. the the -- >>> police in free month say a thief manage
. >> reporter: jeff gay marriage relative la introduced two bills to give tax incentives to manufacturers to stay in california. it would be $94 million over the next couple of years. >> primarily in the commercial nonmilitary operation. >> reporter: there was a hearing today about the law requiring the faa to select six areas in the country where they can be tested. >> the whole idea behind the legislation is to figure outweighs to safely integrate into the air space....
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the city council is willing to wave the 9.5 percent hotel tax for the to teams and the employees that will play and will wave a 10 percent surcharge on game tickets that would have raised $6 million and a $4.54 city fee on packing spaces near the stadium. if santa clara wins the bind the super bowl will be played in the 49ers' new stadium now under construction that will generate hundreds of millions in activity activity but a last it is in san francisco the official host city. the nfl will choose the 2016 super bowl host city on may 22. >> a new poll finds support for same-sex marriage is at a new high. the washington post/abc news poll finds 58 percent of americans now say gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry a significant increase from 44 percent just three years ago the poll finds opposition to same-sex marriage has dropped from 55 percent to 36 circumstances in the last decade. the poll comes a week before the supreme court takes up the issue of gay marriage. >> former santa clara supervisor is due in court april 30 for sentencing as part of a plea dole. he pled guilty in
the city council is willing to wave the 9.5 percent hotel tax for the to teams and the employees that will play and will wave a 10 percent surcharge on game tickets that would have raised $6 million and a $4.54 city fee on packing spaces near the stadium. if santa clara wins the bind the super bowl will be played in the 49ers' new stadium now under construction that will generate hundreds of millions in activity activity but a last it is in san francisco the official host city. the nfl will...
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but cutting spending by almost a trillion by closing tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy. republicans are pushing for a balanced budget by repealing obama care. the president's budget proposal is due in early april. >>> one year after japan's deadly tsunami the cleanup is beginning here on the west coast. janelle wang is here with our world tonight. >> japan is giving california $1 million to help clean up the debris washing up to our shores and giving oregon and washington $1 million each. 1.5 million metric tons of debris will reach the west coast. >>> a new report reveals chilling details in the deaths of 900 protesters during egypt's uprising. police were behind nearly all of the killings and used snipers from roof tops to shoot into the crowd. the new information could affect hosni mubarak's new trial. mubarak was convicted of not doing more to prevent protester death. >>> north korea stepping up its military threat tonight. state television showed leader visiting an army facility located on an island in disputed waters. president kim had threatened to launch a nuclea
but cutting spending by almost a trillion by closing tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy. republicans are pushing for a balanced budget by repealing obama care. the president's budget proposal is due in early april. >>> one year after japan's deadly tsunami the cleanup is beginning here on the west coast. janelle wang is here with our world tonight. >> japan is giving california $1 million to help clean up the debris washing up to our shores and giving oregon and washington $1...
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returns filed by h&r block may be delayed because of an error on the student tax credit. that is form 8863. in previous years they could leave a field blank to indicate no. this year they have to enter the letter "n," but h and h&r block wasn't doing that. the forms will be delayed six to eight weeks. >>> in less than two weeks commuters in san mateo county could be driving through the devil slide tunnels. cal trans set a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate. drivers are expected to be allowed through the twin tunnels either that day or perhaps the next morning. we are thought sure. the $439 million project began eight years ago to improve traffic between pacifica and monterra. now finally almost finished. >>> new at 11:00, green day is back on the road and ready for its delayed tour. billy armstrong is out of rehab which he entered after a melt down on stage, this one. they have one gig under its belt. they rocked a crowd in southern california and even dipped into classics like "basket case." green day will play at the greek theater on april 16th. >>> now let's go back
returns filed by h&r block may be delayed because of an error on the student tax credit. that is form 8863. in previous years they could leave a field blank to indicate no. this year they have to enter the letter "n," but h and h&r block wasn't doing that. the forms will be delayed six to eight weeks. >>> in less than two weeks commuters in san mateo county could be driving through the devil slide tunnels. cal trans set a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate. drivers...
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what about the pesky taxes and high costs of living? >> i don't feel like it is a straw that is breaking the camel's back. >> reporter: a financial adviser based out of san francisco who doesn't see many clients who avoid california because of taxes. he says people who move to california do so largely for the lifestyle and recoup the money by not having to travel for hiking and beach trips. >> what are you used to? if you are used to a lower cost structure someplace else it may be difficult to come here. the people of means can afford to live here and they say it is nice here. there is a reason i came to california or i want to stay in california. >> and the u.s. news and world report highlights housing to rent and own is really, really expensive but omits the obvious that people don't make retirement decisions based solely on economic factors and living in the bay area is still reasonable for many folks in state. just five years ago the same report listed san francisco as one of the best places to retire. has that much changed since th
what about the pesky taxes and high costs of living? >> i don't feel like it is a straw that is breaking the camel's back. >> reporter: a financial adviser based out of san francisco who doesn't see many clients who avoid california because of taxes. he says people who move to california do so largely for the lifestyle and recoup the money by not having to travel for hiking and beach trips. >> what are you used to? if you are used to a lower cost structure someplace else it...
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democrats budget plan would net $1 trillion from cutting tax loopholes. republicans propose overhauling medicare, rolling back healthcare reform and making other cuts. >>> the defense department released the names of five u.s. service members killed when their helicopter went down in afghanistan last monday during a rainstorm. the dead were identified as staff sergeant steven blast of iowa chief officer henderson and captain sarah nut son of maryland. all of them were 27. also killed were 31-year-old staff sergeant mark sealdo of map m the, florida and zackery shannon of florida. the military says there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. >>> the fear is different. >> ten years since the beginning of the war. how people in that country say life changed. >> and a spectacular sight overseas. the volume can in this case blast that sent lava flying nearly 10,000 feet. >>> and madonna once again making a statement, a comment she made in support of the gay and lesbian community. if yo, then you're going to love sizzler's shrimp combos st
democrats budget plan would net $1 trillion from cutting tax loopholes. republicans propose overhauling medicare, rolling back healthcare reform and making other cuts. >>> the defense department released the names of five u.s. service members killed when their helicopter went down in afghanistan last monday during a rainstorm. the dead were identified as staff sergeant steven blast of iowa chief officer henderson and captain sarah nut son of maryland. all of them were 27. also killed...
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. >> those folk who's didn't file taxes in 2009 better hurry if they expect to get a refund. the irs says there is $817 million in unclaimed tax refunds and time is running out to claim the cash. refunds owed to nearly a million people. irs says taxpayers must file by april 15th of this year if they don't that money becomes property of the u.s. treasury. in case you're wondering there is no penalty for filing a late return that qualifies for a refund. >> these are crazy good times for taco bell. the chain says it hired 15,000 new employees as a result of the popularity of the doritos tacos. taco bell sold 375 million of the tacos last year more than a million per day. taco bell officials expect more growth with the recent addition of the cool ranch flavor tacos they believe they'd al add 2,000 restaurants in 10 year autos facebook reportedly looking to snag twitter's hash zpag bad news for google reader fans. >> good afternoon, larry and carolyn. the book is closing on google reader, google shutting down the rss service on july 1. the company says usage is declining and it wa
. >> those folk who's didn't file taxes in 2009 better hurry if they expect to get a refund. the irs says there is $817 million in unclaimed tax refunds and time is running out to claim the cash. refunds owed to nearly a million people. irs says taxpayers must file by april 15th of this year if they don't that money becomes property of the u.s. treasury. in case you're wondering there is no penalty for filing a late return that qualifies for a refund. >> these are crazy good times...
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and one last thing there was a mention before about property taxes and resasment. can you comment on that? this work because it's seismic workman dated bylaw is not subject to reassessment. they tend to put work in the permit. you might be doing a seismic upgrade and doing kitchen remodels and those types of work. one of the things important to us, not simplifying by the process and to help the tenant community because we heard their cost where they add on work. so there is language in our ordinance that actually says the work under the scope of the permit cannot include some of the ancillary work. shiite it should be very clear. >> thank you very much. >> any additional questions or comments? supervisor kim? >> i do just want to acknowledge as supervisor wiener and president chu did on all the work that was put into this legislation. i know several years of work and i do remember when we were campaigning in 2010 it was often a topic of debate. so i think it's really important that this is finally moving through. i have tremendous concern as many of public on many
and one last thing there was a mention before about property taxes and resasment. can you comment on that? this work because it's seismic workman dated bylaw is not subject to reassessment. they tend to put work in the permit. you might be doing a seismic upgrade and doing kitchen remodels and those types of work. one of the things important to us, not simplifying by the process and to help the tenant community because we heard their cost where they add on work. so there is language in our...
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the city agreed to get rid of a 9.5 totel tax for teams and officials. the city expects to make money back. >>> coming up at 6:00 the first funds to build california high speed rail are proved how close the project is to getting started and the steigerwaldering amount of interest you'll be paying on it. also fighting cancer. a device local doctors are using to make sure cells are gone, for good. >> a south bay man taking a trip to the laundromat came away with $333,000 that. was a winning jackpot sunday in the fantasy 5 drawing. >> he fwheent this liquor store out doing laundry. wow he plans to use that money to put a down payment on a home. >> i feel lucky finding 5s ndz jeans. but that is lucky. >> that is going to do it for us. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. >>> this is "world news." tonight, breaking news. tragedy averted. a college student with homemade bombs and hundreds of bullets allegedly on the verge of attack. and we tell you how his roommate may have saved the campus. pierre thomas standing by. >>> false positive. a new warning
the city agreed to get rid of a 9.5 totel tax for teams and officials. the city expects to make money back. >>> coming up at 6:00 the first funds to build california high speed rail are proved how close the project is to getting started and the steigerwaldering amount of interest you'll be paying on it. also fighting cancer. a device local doctors are using to make sure cells are gone, for good. >> a south bay man taking a trip to the laundromat came away with $333,000 that. was...
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on him to pay the difference in the city's fundraising short coming so it doesn't have to tap into tax income to pay for the event. >>> as we speak, preparations underway at the vatican ahead of tomorrow ace installation for the newly elected pope. pope francis. we take a look at the vatican. tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of people will be joining that celebration right there at st. peter's square. this is a traditional catholic sacrament for a pope who is showing he is not afraid to break from tradition, correct? >> reporter: you are absolutely right, jon. in the first few days of his papacy, pope francis has really broken from the traditions of his predecessor. he has been very casual in his conversations, greeting people, very much a pope of the people if you will. a lot of people saying that he is really a humanized the papacy. hundreds of thousands as you talked about expected to be a part of the mass tomorrow. among them, dignitaries from around the world. that group landed in italy. today, the vice president meeting with italian leaders, getting a chance to talk with them befo
on him to pay the difference in the city's fundraising short coming so it doesn't have to tap into tax income to pay for the event. >>> as we speak, preparations underway at the vatican ahead of tomorrow ace installation for the newly elected pope. pope francis. we take a look at the vatican. tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of people will be joining that celebration right there at st. peter's square. this is a traditional catholic sacrament for a pope who is showing he is not afraid to...
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additional tax mayer money will be used. in san jose, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california officials announced a new partnership with the federal government to bring two large solar projects to california. governor jerry brown held a press conference with interior secretary ken salazar. the projects are in riverside county. they'll help california reach itself goal to get a third of its energy from renewable sources from 20/20. >>> one south bay teenager is taking home more from her washington trip. >>> and it feels like an early spring out there with some places in the 80s today. our chief meteorologist, bill martin will let us know about the temperatures. >> you can still watch ktvu newscast. get the app or go to ktvu.com. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! to
additional tax mayer money will be used. in san jose, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california officials announced a new partnership with the federal government to bring two large solar projects to california. governor jerry brown held a press conference with interior secretary ken salazar. the projects are in riverside county. they'll help california reach itself goal to get a third of its energy from renewable sources from 20/20. >>> one south bay teenager is taking...
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. >> little mistake how to make sure you get your tax return without the wait. those stories and more for you coming up on 7 news at 11:00. over on channel 7. but sports director larry hear with all the sports. a lot of football news. >> this is big day in the nfl because start of the new calendar year. 2013. raiders start with a machetee. cutting 2 former first round picks. make no mistake. these are not al davis raiders any more. silver and black cut hayward he was the pick in 09. if he ever really developed into the dynamic receiver that the raiders and specifically mr. mr. davis had been hoping for. also cut defensive back michael hough first round pick in the 06 draft he played corner safety. he was pretty solid this past season. veteran after seven years. he's been released by the silver and black. 49ers are busy. formerly traded smith to the g. that agreed on two week ago and lost tight end walker. goes to continue see. he will presumably start there tight end valuable contributor of blocker special team walker has trouble with drops. late in the season e
. >> little mistake how to make sure you get your tax return without the wait. those stories and more for you coming up on 7 news at 11:00. over on channel 7. but sports director larry hear with all the sports. a lot of football news. >> this is big day in the nfl because start of the new calendar year. 2013. raiders start with a machetee. cutting 2 former first round picks. make no mistake. these are not al davis raiders any more. silver and black cut hayward he was the pick in 09....
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how a group of business owners decided to tax themselves to keep san jose beautiful. the story is tonight's bay area proud. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ >>> here is something you don't hear every day. several san jose property owners chose to tax themselves, and they have been doing it for years. their goal is simple, make san jose look much better. if they don't, no one will. in this age of budget cuts. garvin thomas has tonight's bay area proud. the series that focuses on what is working in our community. >> reporter: success in a big city like san jose is often measured by what you have more of. this success story, though, is about what the city boasts less of these days. less trash in the streets. less gum on the sidewalks, less graffiti on the wall. >> my streets are beautiful.
how a group of business owners decided to tax themselves to keep san jose beautiful. the story is tonight's bay area proud. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ >>> here is something you don't hear every...
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among them, waiving a city hotel tax for employees and teams. and two ticket surcharges on the super bowl and dropping added parking fees. this will cost santa clara at least $6 million. >> this is a really great effort. we'll be able to highlight everything from the golden gate to silicon valley. and right in the epicenter of it, during the game and before and after the game, will be santa clara. >> reporter: tonight, the city council will hold a special meeting to vote on the resolutions. the mayor says he is confident the council will be supportive. the bidding process is between santa clara and miami. the league will make its final announcement on may 22nd. live in santa clara. >> exciting stuff. >>> it's also a big day for the st. mary's men's basketball team. the gaels, battling for a spot in that big dance during a play-in game. that takes place in dayton, ohio. the gaels taking on middle tennessee at 6:10 our time. the winner, getting an 11th seed in the midwest region. you are all fired up. >> i am. don't bother me at 6:10 tonight. ther
among them, waiving a city hotel tax for employees and teams. and two ticket surcharges on the super bowl and dropping added parking fees. this will cost santa clara at least $6 million. >> this is a really great effort. we'll be able to highlight everything from the golden gate to silicon valley. and right in the epicenter of it, during the game and before and after the game, will be santa clara. >> reporter: tonight, the city council will hold a special meeting to vote on the...
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would establish statewide standards and fees for how medical marijuana is grown, transported, sold and taxed, similar to how the abc regulates the state's bars and liquor stores. >>> it is 4:37. two months after he beat lymphoma, a 6-year-old san jose boy is now fighting for his life again. eduardo grijalva. not too many people of hispanic descent are in the current database, so finding a match will be extremely challenging. his classmates are now spreading the word and his family hopes his story will inspire others to answer the call. >> i really hope that we can find it and we can save eduardo and we can do whatever we can do. >> bone marrow drive for eduardo will happen at river glen school next friday. it will start at 2:30 in the afternoon. it doesn't involve any needles, just a swab of your cheek and you'll be in the donor registry. it would be remarkable if they could find a match. >> just a little warrior. wish him well. >> he deserves it. >>> 4:38 right now. let's check back in and see about those rain drop s falling on our head. >>> enough to make for a rather rough ride to work. w
would establish statewide standards and fees for how medical marijuana is grown, transported, sold and taxed, similar to how the abc regulates the state's bars and liquor stores. >>> it is 4:37. two months after he beat lymphoma, a 6-year-old san jose boy is now fighting for his life again. eduardo grijalva. not too many people of hispanic descent are in the current database, so finding a match will be extremely challenging. his classmates are now spreading the word and his family...
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there is some project management primarily it's about planning and oversight and making sure that the tax dollars are being well spent so i want to encourage you to keep that very firmly in mind. this is a somewhat unique setting. >> i agree wholeheartedly. that's a good point, and it also speaks to commissioner mar's comments about outreach and inclusion in the stakeholder engagement process. if you look at the timeline today is march march 18. we have basically this week to do community engagement which means from the standpoint of scheduling and making it happen that's a very, very aggressive timeline in order to produce a document that you will have to review and approve on the following week, so what i might suggest that we might want to do as part of this process is have some of that community engagement be on-going. the fact that we have a recruitment profile that has been produced does not necessarily impede us from listening to our stakeholders and being able to integrate additional comments into the selection and evaluation part of the process which is equally important as ident
there is some project management primarily it's about planning and oversight and making sure that the tax dollars are being well spent so i want to encourage you to keep that very firmly in mind. this is a somewhat unique setting. >> i agree wholeheartedly. that's a good point, and it also speaks to commissioner mar's comments about outreach and inclusion in the stakeholder engagement process. if you look at the timeline today is march march 18. we have basically this week to do community...
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today a judge ruled that local officials were wrong last year to yank $30 million in tax funds from the team's new stadium. santa clara schools argue they needed the money. the judge ruled that voters and city officials had specifically ear marked the funds for a new stadium and an outside group had no legal right to take the money away. >>> a gloomy night after much needed rain. rain is not going to last too long. >> it is already starting to push off to the south. we are noting areas of drizzle off the san francisco peninsula and down to about palo alto where we can expect wet roadways from san jose to san francisco. can't rule out a bit of drizzle back for oakland. two things we are watching. the first one is colder weather as head into tonight and tomorrow morning. temperatures dropping to the 30s up into the north bay. and the other thing that we are monitoring is a weekend forecast. going to be changing. we will talk about the warm weather and how high the temperatures will go coming up in the full forecast. >>> estimated 9,000 people in san jose are affiliated with a gang and one
today a judge ruled that local officials were wrong last year to yank $30 million in tax funds from the team's new stadium. santa clara schools argue they needed the money. the judge ruled that voters and city officials had specifically ear marked the funds for a new stadium and an outside group had no legal right to take the money away. >>> a gloomy night after much needed rain. rain is not going to last too long. >> it is already starting to push off to the south. we are noting...
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hotel tax?s for 350 of those with the nfl will be waived. two tax surcharges that would go to funding the new stadium are also waived among other things. the mayor says money will be made back from filling hotels and also private donors. some that i talked with this evening are still not happy with the city?s decision. santa clara is competing with miami for the 2016 super bowl. miami however chose not to give in to these requests made by the nfl. mayor matthews believes this move puts santa clara in a prime position to get the big game. while there was lots of super bowl talk tonight keep in mind the nfl won?t make their decision on a location until late may. reporting in santa clara j.r. stone kron 4 news. now to a developing story in san jose. police are looking for a gunman who they say shot a man in an apparent drive-by shooting. the victim is hospitalized tonight. it happened near fisher middle school on hopkins drive. police say the victim -- between 18 and 20 years old was standing on the sidewalk when a light-colored s-u-v drove by
hotel tax?s for 350 of those with the nfl will be waived. two tax surcharges that would go to funding the new stadium are also waived among other things. the mayor says money will be made back from filling hotels and also private donors. some that i talked with this evening are still not happy with the city?s decision. santa clara is competing with miami for the 2016 super bowl. miami however chose not to give in to these requests made by the nfl. mayor matthews believes this move puts santa...
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. >> you have tax questions we have tax answers. here is a number to dial. 7 on your side call in is now. >> thank you, later tonight video a couple guys put together that attach cameras you ca8tgñxtes0p0p >>> a food fight is back tonight the board is hearing objections to a truck that wants to narc front of a restaurant. abc 7 news joins frus the newsroom with latest on a dispute between mobile food trucks and downtown restaurants. mark? >> i first reportedthon fight last year. it's december. after downtown cafes complained food strucks had been eating into their business. there are objections to a coffee truck. they operate in an alley near fremont. the owner declined to talk with us. we know from permits he'd like to move to a more visibility location across the street from star buck autos you ask restaurants that are in this area what is the biggest part of the sfwhis coffee. >> the policy director says it's just the latest in food trucks invading downtown. traik trucks operating on permits from public works department. >> gut
. >> you have tax questions we have tax answers. here is a number to dial. 7 on your side call in is now. >> thank you, later tonight video a couple guys put together that attach cameras you ca8tgñxtes0p0p >>> a food fight is back tonight the board is hearing objections to a truck that wants to narc front of a restaurant. abc 7 news joins frus the newsroom with latest on a dispute between mobile food trucks and downtown restaurants. mark? >> i first reportedthon...
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they paid themselves up to $100,000 a year by raising taxes and fees in a small city where one in four people live below the poverty line. the scheme included the creation of a nonfunctional agency that paid each of them $13,000 a year. a sixth defendant was cleared. the jury continues to deliberate on some charges. >>> in colorado police are searching for a dark-colored boxy car that may be connected to the killing of the head of colorado's corrections department. tom clements was shot and killed in his home in the town of monument last night. authorities say witnesses saw a car fitting that description leaving the scene about 8:30 p.m. police say the 58-year-old heard a knock at his door and when he answered it he was shot and killed. the governor appointed clements back in 2011. >>> colorado's governor signed three landmark gun bills. the bills require background checks for private and online gun sales. they also ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. >> signed today several bills that materially make our state safer in the long run and allow us to begin to address
they paid themselves up to $100,000 a year by raising taxes and fees in a small city where one in four people live below the poverty line. the scheme included the creation of a nonfunctional agency that paid each of them $13,000 a year. a sixth defendant was cleared. the jury continues to deliberate on some charges. >>> in colorado police are searching for a dark-colored boxy car that may be connected to the killing of the head of colorado's corrections department. tom clements was...
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is holding $917 million in unclaimed tax refunds from 2009. if you forgot do file a return you could be entitled to part of the money. half the refunds are worth over $500 but you have to file by april 15 or the money goes back to the treasury for good l -- there is no easy way to find out if you have money. many low onincome taxpayers and are not required to file a tax return. >> the nation's largest community college fights for its survival. the major deadline looming today for san francisco city college. >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> hope there is an extra people in your step because it is friday. thanks for joining us. >> we will find out if the weather is contributing to the pep in your step. >> i hope so. there is no rain on live doppler 7 hd showing dry conditions. check out our visibility, nine miles at half moon bay and santa rosa and everyone else is unlimited with mostly clear conditions and we will have high clouds and sunshine this afternoon. clouds will not be so thick as yesterday with democrats
is holding $917 million in unclaimed tax refunds from 2009. if you forgot do file a return you could be entitled to part of the money. half the refunds are worth over $500 but you have to file by april 15 or the money goes back to the treasury for good l -- there is no easy way to find out if you have money. many low onincome taxpayers and are not required to file a tax return. >> the nation's largest community college fights for its survival. the major deadline looming today for san...
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. >> reporter: but the guard had trouble explaining how a critical report paid for with tax dollars was somehow not presented to general baldwin until after our investigations. you found some serious problems -- >> yes. >> reporter: and from all indications, nothing significant changed. >> yeah. >> reporter: frustrated? >> i'm sure they are. >> reporter: so that report, was it a waste of taxpayer money? >> had it come to conclusion, it would have been money well spent. the fact that it was not followed up on by the national guard bureau in the first year, that's problematic. >> reporter: but it's important to note the report criticized the california guard's failure to meet national guard standards in handling complaints. during the hearing at the capital, the national guard bureau said it provided additional training and the california guard is now in compliance. >> of the big messages we continue to reform the california national guard and military department. the governor appointed me to make change and we have made substantial change. >> reporter: general baldwin made it clear befor
. >> reporter: but the guard had trouble explaining how a critical report paid for with tax dollars was somehow not presented to general baldwin until after our investigations. you found some serious problems -- >> yes. >> reporter: and from all indications, nothing significant changed. >> yeah. >> reporter: frustrated? >> i'm sure they are. >> reporter: so that report, was it a waste of taxpayer money? >> had it come to conclusion, it would have...
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but sources say they can't afford to waive the hotel tax. hotel managers meantime say temporarily waiving the tax won't affect their bottom line. >> the exposure we will get here during the super bowl event will more than make up for anything that is lost. >> by exempting the rooms left to nfl employees and nfl workers they would be exempt to the tax on those rooms and that money would not be paid. >> reporter: some worry about what santa clara is is conceding in order to win this bid. but the majority of those here tonight couldn't be happier with the possibility of hosting a super bowl. >> i support the super bowl in santa clara because we know the best is in the west. >> reporter: and reps will take the city's bid and pitch it in person to the nfl may 21st. live in santa clara, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> lisa, thank you. sky 7hd gives you a bird's eye view of construction on the stadium. thisy are also working on the largest wi-fi network of any stadium in the country. two facebook veterans are constructing a network capable of sim
but sources say they can't afford to waive the hotel tax. hotel managers meantime say temporarily waiving the tax won't affect their bottom line. >> the exposure we will get here during the super bowl event will more than make up for anything that is lost. >> by exempting the rooms left to nfl employees and nfl workers they would be exempt to the tax on those rooms and that money would not be paid. >> reporter: some worry about what santa clara is is conceding in order to win...
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but sources say they can't afford to waive the hotel tax. hotel managers meantime say temporarily waiving the tax won't affect their bottom line. >> the exposure we will get here during the super bowl event will more than make up for anything that is lost. >> by exempting the rooms left to nfl employees and nfl workers they would be exempt to the tax on those rooms and that money would not be paid. >> reporter: some worry about what santa clara is is conceding in order to win this bid. but the majority of those here tonight couldn't be happier with the possibility of hosting a super bowl. >> i support the super bowl in santa clara because we know the best is in the >> reporter: and reps will take the city's bid and pitch it in person to the nfl may 21st. live in santa clara, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> lisa, thank you. sky 7hd gives you a bird's eye view of construction on the stadium. thisy are also working on the largest wi-fi network of any stadium in the country. two facebook veterans are constructing a network capable of simultane
but sources say they can't afford to waive the hotel tax. hotel managers meantime say temporarily waiving the tax won't affect their bottom line. >> the exposure we will get here during the super bowl event will more than make up for anything that is lost. >> by exempting the rooms left to nfl employees and nfl workers they would be exempt to the tax on those rooms and that money would not be paid. >> reporter: some worry about what santa clara is is conceding in order to win...
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prosecutors a tax form showing the client had won $400,000 in gambling in las vague yachls now, prosecutors say they're checking that out. they don't know what happened to that money. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. a different part of the bay in an effort to get a handle on a violent crime problem, the police chief has a new strategy tonight. laura anthon lee is live to explain. laura? >> hi, dan, neighborhood policing has been tried before here but this time the chief told us he thinks that it will work despite having many fewer officers than last time they tried it. this is a model in many cities. >> the police chief announced a new neighborhood policing plan for a city. he believes will not only take a bite out of crime but strengthens ties between officer asks the community. >> captains will be charged of a smaller area gives us best opportunities to do that. >> area two ran from fruit veil to the san leandro border encompassing three districts. in the new plan the same area is broken into two districts, four, five, each with its own captain he will be held accountable for
prosecutors a tax form showing the client had won $400,000 in gambling in las vague yachls now, prosecutors say they're checking that out. they don't know what happened to that money. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. a different part of the bay in an effort to get a handle on a violent crime problem, the police chief has a new strategy tonight. laura anthon lee is live to explain. laura? >> hi, dan, neighborhood policing has been tried before here but this time the chief...
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. >> now tax payers are the ones footing the bill for copper theft. the repair cost, well in san jose $160,000 to repair 500 lights. in freemont, nearly half a million in 2011 and 2012 and for bart almost $100,000 in 2011 to replace wiring along its tracks and on bay area highways from the south bay to concord, about 60-metering lights have been vandalized off the past year. caltran replaced 18 at a cost of $35,000 a piece. now, another trick cities are using to pull off, they are making the spools of copper worth more than $1000 so that makes it a felony to steal. basically their message to copper thieves is we aren't taking it anymore so beware. live from concord, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile silicon valley is the center of many of the nations high-tech ideas but a new study says certain people are being left out. that story coming up in about 12 minutes. >>> valejo police are investigating the cities sixth homicide of the year. neighbors call police just before 5:30:00 p.m. yesterday after hearing shots fired from a home on hick
. >> now tax payers are the ones footing the bill for copper theft. the repair cost, well in san jose $160,000 to repair 500 lights. in freemont, nearly half a million in 2011 and 2012 and for bart almost $100,000 in 2011 to replace wiring along its tracks and on bay area highways from the south bay to concord, about 60-metering lights have been vandalized off the past year. caltran replaced 18 at a cost of $35,000 a piece. now, another trick cities are using to pull off, they are making...
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they also received about $30,000 in tax-free per diem payments. but the governor's salary, not quite as high. governor brown earned $173,000. that's the 7th highest in the country. the top salary goes to the governor in pennsylvania. he earns just over $183,000. >>> some california counties may be sued over a policy that sends low-level offenders to county jails instead of state prisons. lawyers representing inmates have already sued alameda, riverside and fresno county. another lawsuit is expected in monterey county. the lawsuits claim inmates are dealing with overcrowding, poor medical care and inadequate medical treatments at the county jail. >>> do you know where your umbrella is? >> i think i have to dig it out. >> get ready. the weather is gonna change. as we look outside, this is what your sky looks right now. steve paulson is coming back. he's tracking rain in your. he will tell you -- in your forecast. he will tell you when. >>> traffic on highway 4, finely the lanes have been reopened here after a wrong-way driver may have called a big p
they also received about $30,000 in tax-free per diem payments. but the governor's salary, not quite as high. governor brown earned $173,000. that's the 7th highest in the country. the top salary goes to the governor in pennsylvania. he earns just over $183,000. >>> some california counties may be sued over a policy that sends low-level offenders to county jails instead of state prisons. lawyers representing inmates have already sued alameda, riverside and fresno county. another...
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they don't want employees to be charged a hotel tax. the decision will be made between san francisco and miami for the super bowl l. >>> a bay area college basketball team is about to enter march madness. the men's team got a rousing sendoff yesterday. they are now in ohio where they will play middle tennessee state later today. the game starts at 6:10, pacific daylight time. the other team in the ncaa tournament is from uc berkeley and they will be playing thursday against university of nevada, las vegas and that will be at san jose's hp pavilion. >>> a closer look at wall street ahead. it's now official, developing news on a sweet deal to save a hostess treat. ♪ i'm your venus [ female announcer ] what does beauty feel like? find out with venus embrace. every five-bladed stroke gives you 360 degrees of smooth for goddess skin you can feel and feel. ♪ i'm your venus only from venus embrace. for goddess skin you can feel and feel. ♪ i'm your venus >>> despite good news on home construction, investors are still fretting about the d
they don't want employees to be charged a hotel tax. the decision will be made between san francisco and miami for the super bowl l. >>> a bay area college basketball team is about to enter march madness. the men's team got a rousing sendoff yesterday. they are now in ohio where they will play middle tennessee state later today. the game starts at 6:10, pacific daylight time. the other team in the ncaa tournament is from uc berkeley and they will be playing thursday against university...
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that includes a 9.5% hotel tax for the teams and other employees. the mayor of santa clara says that revenue could be made up for in other ways. >> because the super bowl is an extraordinary event, we're trying to make ourselves competitive in the bid. we want to ensure we put our best foot forward. we have a great partner with the super bowl committee. they will make up all the costs, actual costs, so it won't cost santa clara anything. >> now, in addition to waving that hotel tax for nfl, city leaders are reportedly willing to waive ticket surcharges for the super bowl amounting to about $6 million arnold also give up $4.54 per space parking fee, all in an effort to sweeten the deal and convince nfl to bring the super bowl here to santa clara in 2016. the city council is expected to vote on a final proposal tonight at 6:30. again, an ultimate decision is expected on friday. live in santa clara, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >>> in fremont now police are looking for the suspect who stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of copper wire. invest
that includes a 9.5% hotel tax for the teams and other employees. the mayor of santa clara says that revenue could be made up for in other ways. >> because the super bowl is an extraordinary event, we're trying to make ourselves competitive in the bid. we want to ensure we put our best foot forward. we have a great partner with the super bowl committee. they will make up all the costs, actual costs, so it won't cost santa clara anything. >> now, in addition to waving that hotel tax...
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in addition legislators received $30,000 in tax free per diem payments. the governor made less than 6 others around the country. he earned $173,000. the governor of pennsylvania was the highst paid in the nation earning just over $183,000. >>> authorities in contra costa county identified a victim of a fiery accident on the freeway. he was a 31-year-old from walnut creek he died yesterday, north of danville after his motorcycle hit a car. he was involved in a race with several other cars including a nissan 380z that hit the embankment and burst into flames the driver was hospitalized with serious injuries. >>> the man shot and killed at a richmond bart station last thursday has been identified. 34-year-old raymond harris of san pablo. police found him on the station stairs of 19th street and mcdonald avenue. witnesses heard a number of shots at this point no one has been arrested. >>> fans of lululemon swear by the shaping benefits of the yoga pants but some may be showing off more than they intend to. they have stopped shipment of some of their pants dee
in addition legislators received $30,000 in tax free per diem payments. the governor made less than 6 others around the country. he earned $173,000. the governor of pennsylvania was the highst paid in the nation earning just over $183,000. >>> authorities in contra costa county identified a victim of a fiery accident on the freeway. he was a 31-year-old from walnut creek he died yesterday, north of danville after his motorcycle hit a car. he was involved in a race with several other...
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as part of the measure, hotel taxes and those with the nfl will be waived as well as to tax surcharges that would go to funding the new stadium. while santa clara's mayor said the money will been made back from the private donors and from filling the hotels, some community member say that they are still not happy with the city's decision. >> santa clara is a competing with miami for the 2016 super bowl. miami however, chose not to give in to these requests that were made by the nfl. santa clara's mayor believes that the move puts the city in a prime position to get the big game. the nfl is not expected to make their decision on a location until late may. >> we will be right back. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh
as part of the measure, hotel taxes and those with the nfl will be waived as well as to tax surcharges that would go to funding the new stadium. while santa clara's mayor said the money will been made back from the private donors and from filling the hotels, some community member say that they are still not happy with the city's decision. >> santa clara is a competing with miami for the 2016 super bowl. miami however, chose not to give in to these requests that were made by the nfl. santa...
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without a tax hike, that drove us far into the red. but other numbers are more horrifying, roughly 800 americans lost limbs, many tens of thousands of more are fighting ptsd, dealing with traumatic brain injury, and the iraqis are still suffering. the wave of bombings in iraq marked the tenth anniversary. dozens died. this was last week, a bloody reminder of the human cost since march 19, 2003, when the first u.s. bombs fell. in the wake of 9/11, president bush and secretary of state colin powell made the case that saddam hussein was set to use weapons of mass destruction. the u.s. invasion was easy, but the mission was not accomplished by that may, even though some insist today u.s. forces did succeed. war planner douglas fife. >> saddam was in fact an extremely dangerous guy. >> martin dempsey. >> today we have in iraq a partner, not an adversary. >> reporter: but 2003 to 2008 was a nightmare of roadside bombs and civil war. a hard lesson. >> we went into iraq without a real plan for how to stabilize the place afterwards. >> reporter
without a tax hike, that drove us far into the red. but other numbers are more horrifying, roughly 800 americans lost limbs, many tens of thousands of more are fighting ptsd, dealing with traumatic brain injury, and the iraqis are still suffering. the wave of bombings in iraq marked the tenth anniversary. dozens died. this was last week, a bloody reminder of the human cost since march 19, 2003, when the first u.s. bombs fell. in the wake of 9/11, president bush and secretary of state colin...
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returns filed by h&r block may be delayed because of an error on the student tax credit. that is form 8863. in previous years they could leave a field blank to indicate no. this year they have to enter the letter "n," but h and h&r block wasn't doing that. the forms will be delayed six to eight weeks. >>> in less than two weeks commuters in san mateo county could be driving through the devil slide tunnels. cal trans set a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate. drivers are expected to be allowed through the twin tunnels either that day or perhaps the next morning. we are thought sure. the $439 million project began eight years ago to improve traffic between pacifica and monterra. now finally almost finished. >>> new at 11:00, green day is back on the road and ready for its delayed tour. billy armstrong is out of rehab which he entered after a melt down on stage, this one. they have one gig under its belt. they rocked a crowd in southern california and even dipped into classics like "basket case." green day will play at the greek theater on april 16th. >>> now let's go back
returns filed by h&r block may be delayed because of an error on the student tax credit. that is form 8863. in previous years they could leave a field blank to indicate no. this year they have to enter the letter "n," but h and h&r block wasn't doing that. the forms will be delayed six to eight weeks. >>> in less than two weeks commuters in san mateo county could be driving through the devil slide tunnels. cal trans set a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate. drivers...
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it's a paper trail that exposes dysfunction and hundreds of tax dollars. >> a series of breakdowns by the city, the faa and the san jose airport, the city manages the airport, federal rules prevent it from cashing in on the airport's success. it's a snapshot of your government at work. or maybe not at work. >> welcome to san jose international airport. >> it's an airport funded by your airfare. your travel dollars, and it's this draft audit, raising questions about where your money went. it's written by the federal aviation administration. it's critical of the city of san jose, and it's funded by your tax dollars. >> what they found was, there were violations of the law. >> gabe bruno is the executive director of the faa whistle blower alliance, and a former high ranking executive in the faa. the draft audit accuses the city of san jose of improperly using airport profits in three different areas. >> one of the red flags that that raises with me is why nobody's really asking questions about this. >> specifically, the audit accuses the city of san jose of unlawfully diverting millions
it's a paper trail that exposes dysfunction and hundreds of tax dollars. >> a series of breakdowns by the city, the faa and the san jose airport, the city manages the airport, federal rules prevent it from cashing in on the airport's success. it's a snapshot of your government at work. or maybe not at work. >> welcome to san jose international airport. >> it's an airport funded by your airfare. your travel dollars, and it's this draft audit, raising questions about where your...
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yesterday senate democrats unveiled their budget proposal calling for increases in spending and taxes. the republican budget plan focuses on spending cuts. the president will release his proposal early next month. >>> time is now 6:16. in berkeley a high school student is recovering after being beaten and robbed within blocks of a school. it happened yesterday morning about 11:15. the victim goes to berkeley technology academy. his school and a nearby preschool were locked down for about 30 minutes while police searched around for the suspect. that boy was taken to a hospital, his injuries described as minor. so far no arrests have been made. >>> the legal battle over two can use martin's beach in san mateo county goes to court today. a gate was put up a few years ago after the beach was sold. the protest today comments days after a lawsuit was filed against the new owners. >>> new this morning, physicists say they are confident they have discovered the so-called god particle. european researchers made the announcement after studying data collected last year from the world's largest a
yesterday senate democrats unveiled their budget proposal calling for increases in spending and taxes. the republican budget plan focuses on spending cuts. the president will release his proposal early next month. >>> time is now 6:16. in berkeley a high school student is recovering after being beaten and robbed within blocks of a school. it happened yesterday morning about 11:15. the victim goes to berkeley technology academy. his school and a nearby preschool were locked down for...
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but sources say they can't afford to waive the hotel tax. hotel managers meantime say temporarily waiving the tax won't affect their bottom line. >> the exposure we will get here during the super bowl event will more than make up for anything that is lost. >> by exempting the rooms left to nfl employees and nfl workers they would be exempt to the tax on those rooms and that money would not be paid. >> reporter: some worry about what santa clara is is conceding in order to win this bid. but the majority of those here tonight couldn't be happier with the possibility of hosting a super bowl. >> i support the super bowl in santa clara because we know the best is in the west. >> reporter: and reps will take the city's bid and it in person to the nfl may 21st. live in santa clara, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> lisa, thank you. sky 7hd gives you a bird's eye view of construction on the stadium. thisy are also working on the largest wi-fi network of any stadium in the country. two facebook veterans are constructing a network capable of simultane
but sources say they can't afford to waive the hotel tax. hotel managers meantime say temporarily waiving the tax won't affect their bottom line. >> the exposure we will get here during the super bowl event will more than make up for anything that is lost. >> by exempting the rooms left to nfl employees and nfl workers they would be exempt to the tax on those rooms and that money would not be paid. >> reporter: some worry about what santa clara is is conceding in order to win...
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. >> when you get down to the bottom line, the president believes that we have to have more taxes from the american people. we aren't going to get very far on that. if the president doesn't believe that there needs to be a balance of the budget over the next ten years, i'm not sure we are going to get very far. and this is the whole issue. we have a spending problem here in washington. it's time to solve the problem. >> house budget committee chairman paul ryan released a budget last week to balance the budget in ten years but a main tenant of the plan calls for repealing the president's affordable care act. >>> here in the bay area the fourth bore project of the caldecott tunnell is going to open to traffic later this year. construction has just started on road way that connects oakland and orinda. our transportation reporter got a look inside. >> there will be plenty of high-tech features in the new fourth bore, but elbow grease and shovels were still the preferred method for work on a groundwater drainage system. at the same time work has just gun on one major milestone, putting in
. >> when you get down to the bottom line, the president believes that we have to have more taxes from the american people. we aren't going to get very far on that. if the president doesn't believe that there needs to be a balance of the budget over the next ten years, i'm not sure we are going to get very far. and this is the whole issue. we have a spending problem here in washington. it's time to solve the problem. >> house budget committee chairman paul ryan released a budget...
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hotel tax. also they must be removed from surcharges and others to fund senior and youth programs. and he said he doesn't believe what they are asking for is fair. >> the people can afford those tickets, the little bit of price they have to pay, it is no big deal and the city should be able to reap the benefits of hosting the super bowl here. >> reporter: another contender is miami but they have not complied with demands. in 2010 they rejected the nfls request and we will have to wait and see on that. coming up, we will let you know why they think they will make up for that lost revenue in other ways. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> all right, tara, pope frances has been officially installed in vatican city and is now vowing to serve the poorest and the weakest. this happened just hours ago. pope frances was presented with the fisherman's ring, before being installed, the st. peters square is not being sounded -- surrounded by bullet-proof vests and he stepped down to kiss the he
hotel tax. also they must be removed from surcharges and others to fund senior and youth programs. and he said he doesn't believe what they are asking for is fair. >> the people can afford those tickets, the little bit of price they have to pay, it is no big deal and the city should be able to reap the benefits of hosting the super bowl here. >> reporter: another contender is miami but they have not complied with demands. in 2010 they rejected the nfls request and we will have to...
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yesterday senate democrats unveiled their budget proposal calling for increases in spending and taxes. the republican budget plan focuses on spending cuts. the president will release his proposal early next month. >>> time is now 6:16. in berkeley a high school student is recovering after being beaten and robbed within blocks of a school. it happened yesterday morning about 11:15. the victim goes to berkeley technology academy. his school and a nearby preschool were locked down for about 30 minutes while police searched around for the suspect. that boy was taken to a hospital, his injuries described as minor. so far no arrests have been made. >>> the legal battle over two can use martin's beach in san mateo county goes to court today. a gate was put up a few years ago after the beach was sold. the protest today comments days after a lawsuit was filed against the new owners. >>> new this morning, physicists say they are confident they have discovered the so-called god particle. european researchers made the announcement after studying data collected last year from the world's largest a
yesterday senate democrats unveiled their budget proposal calling for increases in spending and taxes. the republican budget plan focuses on spending cuts. the president will release his proposal early next month. >>> time is now 6:16. in berkeley a high school student is recovering after being beaten and robbed within blocks of a school. it happened yesterday morning about 11:15. the victim goes to berkeley technology academy. his school and a nearby preschool were locked down for...
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they also received about $30,000 in tax-free per diem payments. but the governor's salary, not quite as high. governor brown earned $173,000. that's the 7th highest in the country. the top salary goes to the governor in pennsylvania. he earns just over $183,000. >>> some california counties may be sued over a policy that sends low-level offenders to county jails instead of state prisons. lawyers representing inmates have already sued alameda, riverside and fresno county. another lawsuit is expected in monterey county. the lawsuits claim inmates are dealing with overcrowding, poor medical care and inadequate medical treatments at the county jail. >>> do you know where your umbrella is? >> i think i have to dig it out. >> get ready. the weather is gonna change. as we look outside, this is what your sky looks right now. steve paulson is coming back. he's tracking rain in your. he will tell you -- in your forecast. he will tell you when. >>> traffic on highway 4, finely the lanes have been reopened here after a wrong-way driver may have called a big p
they also received about $30,000 in tax-free per diem payments. but the governor's salary, not quite as high. governor brown earned $173,000. that's the 7th highest in the country. the top salary goes to the governor in pennsylvania. he earns just over $183,000. >>> some california counties may be sued over a policy that sends low-level offenders to county jails instead of state prisons. lawyers representing inmates have already sued alameda, riverside and fresno county. another...
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. >> that nightmare local official using tax money campaign contribution to feed a gambling addiction. tonight the one thing that kept him out of prison. >> also tonight at 9:00. management make over. new direction for oakland pd brass. >> airport quandary. san jose international good service new terminal and easy to get to. why isn't it more popular and why losing flights. why losing flights. >> new study >> that breaking news centers on this car accident in east san jose. we understand it is involved in an officer involved shooting. now this is video from sky 7 hd short time ago. police are out on mass in this area. we are told that 3 undercover police cars surrounded a vehicle. witnesses tell that you say one person in that car was shot and officer hurt although not seriously. now this happened a little more than 2 hours ago in the alan rock neighborhood close to the intersection of jeralyn drive and em rick avenue. trade the general area on the map. bring you any new information as soon as it develops. good evening. now to long time south bay politician pleading guilty today to do
. >> that nightmare local official using tax money campaign contribution to feed a gambling addiction. tonight the one thing that kept him out of prison. >> also tonight at 9:00. management make over. new direction for oakland pd brass. >> airport quandary. san jose international good service new terminal and easy to get to. why isn't it more popular and why losing flights. why losing flights. >> new study >> that breaking news centers on this car accident in east...
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returns filed by h&r block may be delayed because of an error on the student tax credit. that is form 8863. in previous years they could leave a field blank to indicate no. this year they have to enter the letter "n," but h and h&r block wasn't doing that. the forms will be delayed six to eight weeks. >>> in less than two weeks commuters in san mateo county could be driving through the devil slide tunnels. cal trans set a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate. drivers are expected to be allowed through the twin tunnels either that day or perhaps the next morning. we are thought sure. the $439 million project began eight years ago to improve traffic between pacifica and monterra. now finally almost finished. >>> new at 11:00, green day is back on the road and ready for its delayed tour. billy armstrong is out of rehab which he entered after a melt down on stage, this one. they have one gig under its belt. they rocked a crowd in southern california and even dipped into classics like "basket case." green day will play at the greek theater on april 16th. >>> now let's go back
returns filed by h&r block may be delayed because of an error on the student tax credit. that is form 8863. in previous years they could leave a field blank to indicate no. this year they have to enter the letter "n," but h and h&r block wasn't doing that. the forms will be delayed six to eight weeks. >>> in less than two weeks commuters in san mateo county could be driving through the devil slide tunnels. cal trans set a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate. drivers...
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among them, waiving a city hotel tax for employees and teams. and two ticket surcharges on the super bowl and dropping added parking fees. the concessions add up to millions. but officials say the costs will be more than offset by the income and the publicity generated by such a big game. >> that would be quite the bash. >>> in other news, the hacker who stole personal information from new york mayor michael bloomberg and news star, diane sawyer, getting time behind bars. and the question remains, will wall street react to all the news from greece. for that, we go live to cnbc headquarters. >> good morning. thank you for that. stock futures are pointing to a higher open on tuesday. the dow and s&p 500 are trying to avoid the first three-day losing streak of the year. concerns about european instability, which weighed on markets monday, don't appear to be consuming interest today. we'll have to watch out for that. and here's another story that we are watching. a computer hacker that broke into about 120,000 apple ipads and stole the personal info
among them, waiving a city hotel tax for employees and teams. and two ticket surcharges on the super bowl and dropping added parking fees. the concessions add up to millions. but officials say the costs will be more than offset by the income and the publicity generated by such a big game. >> that would be quite the bash. >>> in other news, the hacker who stole personal information from new york mayor michael bloomberg and news star, diane sawyer, getting time behind bars. and the...
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. >> now tax payers are the ones footing the bill for copper theft. the repair cost, well in san jose $160,000 to repair 500 lights. in freemont, nearly half a million in 2011 and 2012 and for bart almost $100,000 in 2011 to replace wiring along its tracks and on bay area highways from the south bay to concord, about 60-metering lights have been vandalized off the past year. caltran replaced 18 at a cost of $35,000 a piece. now, another trick cities are using to pull off, they are making the spools of copper worth more than $1000 so that makes it a felony to steal. basically their message to copper thieves is we aren't taking it anymore so beware. live from concord, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile silicon valley is the center of many of the nations high-tech ideas but a new study says certain people are being left out. that story coming up in about 12 minutes. >>> valejo police are investigating the cities sixth homicide of the year. neighbors call police just before 5:30:00 p.m. yesterday after hearing shots fired from a home on hick
. >> now tax payers are the ones footing the bill for copper theft. the repair cost, well in san jose $160,000 to repair 500 lights. in freemont, nearly half a million in 2011 and 2012 and for bart almost $100,000 in 2011 to replace wiring along its tracks and on bay area highways from the south bay to concord, about 60-metering lights have been vandalized off the past year. caltran replaced 18 at a cost of $35,000 a piece. now, another trick cities are using to pull off, they are making...
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>> as mentioned before, tax time is coming up. if you have question wez have people who have answers. >> 7 on your side is here to help. everybody is taking questions right now. michael? >> i'm glad you're there. i'm glad you're helping as soon as we gave out a telephone number, all experts started -- their phones started ringing. we've got 153 and california society of enrolled agents. we have united way joining me. in the name of the program fofr low income folks is... >> what is it that you do? >> a joint pro secretary for -- project for the irs, linked to other organization that's do other things for low income people. >> you make sure they get every last dime and that they're treated well. >> tax return is the first thing z if they have money to save, which many low income people don't anything that can be done for them is done. >> and gempeople get a hold of you how? >> the united way web site. >> i can't tell you all of the great feed back we've received from that. let me give you the telephone number again. we'll be here u
>> as mentioned before, tax time is coming up. if you have question wez have people who have answers. >> 7 on your side is here to help. everybody is taking questions right now. michael? >> i'm glad you're there. i'm glad you're helping as soon as we gave out a telephone number, all experts started -- their phones started ringing. we've got 153 and california society of enrolled agents. we have united way joining me. in the name of the program fofr low income folks is......
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you know, who taxes themselves and then votes to do it again at a 91% approval rate? it's ridiculous. but it's working. >> you can see it's working. >>> still ahead, another busy day for pope francis. the private moment he spent before addressing thousands of journalists. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> good morning once again. looking at a shot that will remind you of ireland and the fact that it is st. paddy's day tomorrow. lots of festivities for st. paddy's day, today and tomorrow. and what's the forecast? that's the question. thanks for joining us. will dublin, california, look like dublin, ireland? >> very much so. the green hills, the mist in the sky. but no green on the radar which is good for those outdoor plans, san francisco over towards dublin. the fog's a little bit thick. that should start to lighten up a bit towards 9:00 this morning. th
you know, who taxes themselves and then votes to do it again at a 91% approval rate? it's ridiculous. but it's working. >> you can see it's working. >>> still ahead, another busy day for pope francis. the private moment he spent before addressing thousands of journalists. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪...
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they've agreed to hotel and parking tax exemptions. the move is expected to cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. miami is vying for the super bowl but officials in south florida have refused to make the same move. >>> hewlett pack hard ceo says she's pleased with the progress that's been made. hp held its shareholder meeting today. 2013 is going to be a fix and rebuild year while she expects 2014 to be a period of recovery and expansion. also today shareholders voted in favor of the current board, despite some concern over recent missteps. >>> yahoo has bought a silicon valley startup. social recommendation website jybe was created in 2011 by ex- yahoo engineers and yahoo bought it to get back five former employees. it plans to shut jybe down. no word on the price tag. >>> marin is ranked the healthiest county in california. factors that range from low teen birthrate to high levels of recreational activity. years of programs to promote healthy outcomes are paying off. they say more needs to be done to address excessive alcoh
they've agreed to hotel and parking tax exemptions. the move is expected to cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. miami is vying for the super bowl but officials in south florida have refused to make the same move. >>> hewlett pack hard ceo says she's pleased with the progress that's been made. hp held its shareholder meeting today. 2013 is going to be a fix and rebuild year while she expects 2014 to be a period of recovery and expansion. also today shareholders voted in...
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the i-r-s says it has 917- million dollars in unclaimed tax refunds from that year. and says that 984-thousand people haven't submitted returns. a lot of the money works out to be more than 500- dollar per person. time is running out to claim the cash. 2009 tax returns must be submitted by april 15th. if you miss that deadline, your money will be handed over to the u-s treasury. >> catherine: honda is recalling 180,000 vehicles in the u-s and nearly 250,000 worldwide. a brake problem is to blame. it could cause cars to brake randomly when driver isn't pressing the brake pedal. the u-s recall involves the following models: 2005 honda pilot suv 2005 acura r-l sedan 2006 acura mdx suv honda dealers will install a new electrical part at no charge and will notify vehicle owners by mail in mid-april. no accidents or injuries have been reported. wildlife experts spend days trying to free a whale tangled in fishing line. a humpback whale spends days tangled in fishing gear off the coast of hawaii. wildlife experts stepped in to help. but as kristine uyeno reports, it was tou
the i-r-s says it has 917- million dollars in unclaimed tax refunds from that year. and says that 984-thousand people haven't submitted returns. a lot of the money works out to be more than 500- dollar per person. time is running out to claim the cash. 2009 tax returns must be submitted by april 15th. if you miss that deadline, your money will be handed over to the u-s treasury. >> catherine: honda is recalling 180,000 vehicles in the u-s and nearly 250,000 worldwide. a brake problem is...
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. >>> and are your tax dollars being wasted? our investigative unit follows the money right to the san jose airport. >>> and after record-setting heat in the past 24 hours, temperatures are dropping, widespread 60s here across most of the bay area, we'll have more on that and when much-needed rain returns coming up in the forecast. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ >>> tonight, the nbc bay area investigative unit is digging into government waste and taxpayers' money. the faa issued a highly critical audit back in 2010, accusing the city of san jose of illegally diverting funds from the san jose airport. now, three years later, no a
. >>> and are your tax dollars being wasted? our investigative unit follows the money right to the san jose airport. >>> and after record-setting heat in the past 24 hours, temperatures are dropping, widespread 60s here across most of the bay area, we'll have more on that and when much-needed rain returns coming up in the forecast. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can...
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yesterday senate democrats unveiled their budget proposal calling for increases in both spending and taxes. the republican budget plan focuses on cutting spending. the president will release his budget ideas early next month. >>> an exclusive report shows the obama administration wants to give spy agencies more access to your bank accounts. this push is getting the attention of privacy experts. kyla? >> reporter: the news agency, reuters, says the obama administration is drawing up plans to give all u.s. spy agencies access to a massive database that holds financial information on americans and others who bank in the u.s. right now the fbi has full access to that bank of information. reuters says the obama administration wants the cia and national security agency to also have full access. the goal is to track suspicious activity that could help the feds spot terrorist activity, the article cites the treasurely department saying this is legal and that would be under the patriotic act. privacy experts argue too many ordinary u.s. citizens would be unnecessarily put in the spotlight. reuters
yesterday senate democrats unveiled their budget proposal calling for increases in both spending and taxes. the republican budget plan focuses on cutting spending. the president will release his budget ideas early next month. >>> an exclusive report shows the obama administration wants to give spy agencies more access to your bank accounts. this push is getting the attention of privacy experts. kyla? >> reporter: the news agency, reuters, says the obama administration is drawing...